20200526007179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Appleton, WI · May 26, 2020

Date
May 26, 2020 · 09:23 local
Place
Appleton, WI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90023
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20CA194
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
228 total53 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 26, 2020 a Cessna 140, N90023 departed Appleton WI for a pleasure flight under 14 CFR part 91 rules. After take-off, the pilot proceeded to stoughton WI where he practiced three landings and takeoffs on a grass runway. Upon return to Appleton the aircraft flipped over tail over nose during a landing attempt on shortly after touchdown on runway 21. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot was not injured and was the only occupant at the time of the accident. VFR meteorological conditions prevailed during the flight.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 26, 2020 A CESSNA 140, N90023 DEPARTED APPLETON WI FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 RULES. AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO STOUGHTON WI WHERE HE PRACTICED THREE LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS ON A GRASS RUNWAY. UPON RETURN TO APPLETON THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER TAIL OVER NOSE DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT ON SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.